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    choices you make, but fate also plays a role. When someone is in the midst of making a decision, they must think of some of the possible outcomes. In the story The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo, Friar Lawrence, and the two kindreds (Capulets and Montagues) were to put at fault. Romeo was brave and completely oblivious of most of the events that were happening. After Mercutio passed away, Romeo became vengeful and “Tybalt [was slain by the hand of Romeo].” (V,…

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    Although fate played a role in the tragic death of Romeo and Juliet, if they had not made such deplorable decisions, such as marrying on their second day of meeting, or Romeo committing suicide right after discovering Juliet’s “dead” body, their end could have been much less catastrophic. Romeo and Juliet uniting in marriage on their second day of knowing each other was a very rushed and unnecessary thing to do. An opposing viewpoint that many scholars believe is that Romeo and Juliet got…

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    Act is full of examples of fate and destiny being used. After all, the Elizabethans loved their plays to be all wrapped up at the end of it. Regardless, interestingly enough the characters resist fate the most in this Act, yet fate acts strongest in it as well. It’s first seen with Romeo hearing of Juliet’s “death” in Scene i, and torn apart in grief speaks of how he will resist fate and strive to be with Juliet. The issue is that contrary to what Romeo believes, fate has no desire of keeping…

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    definitely takes an impact on the fates of people. From the play ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare and Francis Ford Cappola’s film ‘The Outsiders’, the audience can learn from the tragic consequences of the characters conflicts what kind of fate is determined for the characters. Due to the severe consequences of conflicts, the characters can choose to fight fire with fire and make more conflicts or sit back and become a better person. Conflict determines fate because the aftermath of…

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    love doth so; Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.” In this scene, Friar Lawrence addresses Romeo’s new love, and advises him to love moderately and think wisely before giving into his temptations. But even with Friar’s advice, Romeo stops at nothing for his beloved Juliet. Romeo’s decisions and precipitous attitude along with the decisions of many other characters contributes to the consequences which many of the characters suffer from. The tragic events which started with the death of…

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    Conscious Decisions Puppeteering One’s Fate The choices one makes out of their own free will, ultimately determines their fate. In Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet, the theme of conscious choices, deciding one’s destiny is expressed through the tragic outcome that occurs due to Romeo and Juliet’s poor decision making. Romeo and Juliet’s weaknesses provoked them to make flawed choices out of their own free will, deciding what path their lives would take; ending in a deadly situation for both of…

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    Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare is a play about two young lovers who take their own lives because of the tragic events that separate them. Throughout this play the family of Romeo, the Montagues and the family of Juliet, the Capulets are in a malicious conflict. This makes it all the more surprising and dangerous when Romeo and Juliet declare their love to one and other. To make matters more difficult, they marry in secret, cementing their love. This leads to Juliet undertaking an audacious and…

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    Controversies on Freewill in Romeo & Juliet Everyone makes choices out of their own free will which affects their life at that time, but it also affects others life. The choices people make now can either create bonds or inflict them with wounds, but it is the choices that are made. The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare contains characters that act through freewill which causes a number of incidents. The tragedies of the main characters Romeo and Juliet occur in the…

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    Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Introduction Have you ever red The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet? If you have, have you ever paid attention to Friar Lawrence? In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet Friar Lawrence struggles to help young Romeo and Juliet keep their love from their families, who have serious grudges against each other, the play results in the two lovers death. However their deaths connect the families through love. Friar Lawrence has many roles in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. He…

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    Romeo and Juliet are teenagers who fall in love, but their families are enemies. The author is William Shakespeare. He born in 1564 and died 23rd of April in 1616. The theme is tragedy love. My secondary character is Friar Lawrence. He is kind-hearted and helps Romeo and Juliet throughout the play. He is acting in their marriage scene, and he brings the fate in many ways. First of all, Frier Lawrence gives good advises in marriage scene. But he is a political person too. He marries Romeo and…

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